Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Bahrain Open
May 8 - 12, 2007
(20) Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands
 
Jochem De Gruijter
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 18, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Leidschendam
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)
Career Winnings: US$115,750.00
Gijs Ronnes
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Boxmeer
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)
Career Winnings: US$118,270.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB630011225911131081 US$219,400.00
FIVB C&S21010000000000 US$3,200.00
Overall651021225911131081 US$222,600.00
Previous Manama Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 16 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 20 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q3 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 25, Q1 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 27 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 23 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 24, Q1 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 27, Q4 17th 160 US$4,900.00
Bahrain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/9/2007 Winner 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (13) Won 24-22, 21-18 0:46
Wed, 5/9/2007 Winner 2 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (4) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:40
Thu, 5/10/2007 Contender 2 Jackson Henriquez / Igor Hernandez, Venezuela (30, Q22) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Thu, 5/10/2007 Contender 3 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (12) Lost 8-21, 15-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 17-18 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-3
7/23/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 21-13 0:28
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-15, 21-13 0:40
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-14, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-15, 21-11 0:42
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 21-14, 21-13 0:49
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-0
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Cunha/Neto 4 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 18 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-16, 21-12 0:40
Series tied with # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 21-23, 15-8 0:57
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-10, 21-18 0:47
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 17, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 24-22, 17-21, 15-11 1:06
Trail the series against # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-8, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 24-22, 21-18 0:46
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-12, 21-18 0:48
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-13, 21-12 0:33
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 Kais/Vesik 13 By Forfeit  
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-18, 19-21, 19-17 0:59
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Series tied with # 17 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Leinemann/VanHuizen 19 21-18, 23-21 0:42
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Leinemann/VanHuizen Q11 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q22 21-19, 31-29 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 Cadieux/Heese 28, Q3 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Lochhead/Pitman Q14 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 19, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 24 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 4 21-19, 22-20 0:43
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q22 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Henriquez/Hernandez 30, Q22 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q16 Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q3 Kruger/Montgomery Q30 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # Q27 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 Ivkovic/Krizanovic 10 21-14, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # Q29 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 31, Q25 Indra/Wachter Q40 21-12, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q31 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 1-0
8/28/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 2 Beck/Bleiker 15, Q8 21-14, 21-15 0:38